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The Best Survival Knife
What Do We Look For?
Looking for the best survival knife, is a big deal for some guys, and gals as they are very particular as to what kind of knife they carry with them.
It used to be that nearly all men carried knives with them.
And here in Montana, most guys STILL carry some sort of multi-purpose tool or knife with them.
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It's a shame how so many folks are afraid of knives today.
Because of what the movies and media have made knives out to be, it is no wonder, I guess.
TheTom Brown Tracker Knife has become one of the most popular survival knives today since the movie "The Hunted" came out in '03.
But for anybody that is preparing a survival kit, or backpacking trip, or just for the simple handiness of having a good all purpose knife at your disposal..remember that a survival knife is one of the most important parts of your survival kit.
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Let's talk about how to choose the best survival knife...
First of all, here are a few things your survival knife should NOT have or be...
A hollow handle, many folks think one of those knives with a hollow handle, filled with survival gear is the one to choose ... not necessarily as with the cheaper models, hollow handle weakens the strength of the knife.
Huge oversized Rambo type knife... nope. You won't want that either. It is a far cry from the survival knives used by skilled outdoorsmen.
Blade Length of the Best Survival Knife
Four to six inches is a good length for the knife blade. Longer than that is too much weight and over-kill. This length has the right mix for size and control.
If you DO need a larger blade knife of some sort, it may be a good idea to add a Blackhawk Knife or machette or a hatchet to your pack.
Knife Tang
Here is where the rubber meets the road on choosing the best survival knife.
You want the metal part of your knife to be what is called full tang or narrow tang where the metal blade goes the full length of the knife.
Full tang is where the blade merges into the handle. In many cases the metal or steel is encased on two sides with either wood or leather to be used as a handle.
On some survival knives the handle is left off to make it lighter and more versatile. To the inexperienced, these knives may look bare and unattractive, but the true outdoorsman or survivalist knows better!
Narrow tang is where the steel is narrower and is covered by more handle so to speak.
When you are looking at a survival knife, one easy way to tell if it is a good knife, is to look at the spine of the knife and make sure you can see the steel running all the way to the end of the handle.
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Smooth or Serrated Blades?
I would suggest to go with a smooth blade as the serrated blades are harder to sharpen when you are out in the woods, and although the serrated can cut through things like material and flesh better than a smooth one at times, your smooth blade will make short work of those things as well, if it is kept sharp.
The smooth blades can be sharpened on a rock if you need to where as the serrated you can't really do that...
The serrated knives are useful at cutting down small twigs and branches.. but I like the little survival saws that you can get that have various blades and are compact enough to fit into your survival pack and yet powerful enough to cut through quite a thick branch for firewood!
It would be a great idea to have both kinds in your pack, I guess!:)
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